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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

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| win open County Normal Insti-
tute in Jonesboro on Monday August
the Sth, 1887 and continue in session
one week
Persons expecting to teach in the
public schools OF the County will be
expected to attend
The examination of applicants for
certificates, or license to teach, will
take place at the close OF this Insti-
tute.
Tuition will not exceed one dollar,
The teachers composing the faculty
and an outline of the work Of the SEES
sion will be made known in due time.
M. MEAD, Co. Supt.
With $900,000,000 spent for intox-
icating liquors to curse the world,
crime and misery and 100000, 900
spent fortobacco, a useless and gener-
ally an injurious habit, and only SIS,
100000 spent for missions, how long
will it take to evangelize the world
Christians wake up, there is some
thing for every one to do.
Rev. &C. McCabe, Secretary of the
Missionary society of the M. E. Church
still calls for a million dollars by col
lections only and his church Of more
than a million and half of members
in the United States ought to respond
and all other churches ought to catch
the spirit and pour their treasure into
the treasury of the Lord for the con
version of perishing millions of earth
1t will pay you in this life and be a
source of never failing joy in eternity
Let us think, and ask, what am | do.
ing for this great cause.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

General futile says chat Southern
people hold just as bitter feelings to-
ward the north as they ever have"
That is good republican doctrine. 1t
is the platform on which the party
will fight and lose in 1SSS.-N Y Her.
aid
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

1t is stated that Miss Mollie Garfield,
only daughter of the late President
Garfield, is engaged to be married to
j. Stanley Brown, who it will be re-
membered was her fathers private
secretary during his brief career in the
Presidential office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
THE COMET.
johnson City. Tenn. July 9th, 1887

fhe Tennessee Bar Association met
at Knoxville yesterday and will CON
tinue two days. Some important
questions will be discussed blythe most
prominent legal men in the State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

From present indications it would
appear that Senator Sherman is to en-
counter more serious opposition in
Ohio than he found in the Chicago
Conventions of 1880 and 1884, Gov
ernor Foraker is himself a candidate
for Vice. President, and hopes to be
placed on the ticket with Blain e.
hence his opposition to Sherman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

Congressman Gibson, OF West Vir-
ginia, who was on the warpath for the
President's-scalp not long ago, has
lowered the spoilsman's flag and come
out for Cleveland and more reform.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

and see il the books would balance
Similar action will be taken with all
discussing officers. Their accounts
have never been oyerhauled, and it will
be a great wonder ifmuch crookedness
in high places is not uncovered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
CHEAP BOARD.

CATALOGUES Of all Virginia and Tennessee
Nsprings, giving low excursion rates and low
rates of board, can be had free upon application
in person or by mail to
W. b. WRENN,
Genl Passenger Agent,
+. I V x G. Ry. KNOXVILLE, TENN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

AYERS 'S cs,sas,is
If the Liver be- Dill G
comes torpid, If the AEG0n
bowels are constipated, or If the stomach
fails to perform its functions properly, use
Ayers Pills. They are invaluable.
For some years was victim to Liver
Complaint, in consequence of which l
suffered from General Debility and Indi-
gestion. A few boxes of Ayers Pills
restored me to perfect health. w. T,
Brightney, Henderson, w. Va.
For years l have relied more upon
Ayers Pills than anything else, to
Regulate
my bowels. These Pills are mild in action,
and do their work thoroughly. l have used
them with good effect, i'll cases of Rheu-
matism, Kidney Trouble, and Dyspepsia.
C. f. Miller, AttlebOrough, Mass.
Ayers Pills cured me of Stomach and
Liver troubles, from which had suffered
for years. | consider them the best pills
made, and would not be without them. 49,
Morris Gates, Townsville, N. Y.
was attacked with Bilious Fever,
d. which was followed by Jaundice, and was
so dangerously i'll that my friends de-
SPARED OF my recovery. commenced
taking Ayers Pills, and soon reganed my
customary strength and vigor. John G.
Pattison, Lowell, Nebraska.
Last spring l suffered greatly from a
troublesome humor on my side. In spite
of every effort to cure this eruption, it in
creased until the flesh became entirely
raw. / was troubled, at the same time,
with Indigestion, and distressing pains in
The Bowels.
By the advice of friend began taking
Ayers Pills. In short time | was free
from pain, my food digested properly, the
sores on my body commenced healing,
and, in less than one month, / was cured.
Samuel D. White, Atlanta, Ga.
have long used Ayers Pills in my
family, and believe them to be the best
pills made. IS. G. Darden, Darden, Miss.
My wife and little girl were taken with
Dysentery few days ago, and | at once
began giving them small doses of Ayers
Pills, thinking | would call doctor If the
disease became any worse. In Il short
time the bloody discharges stopped, all
pain went away, and health was restored.
Theodore Esling, Richmond, Va,
Ayers Pills,
Prepared by DR.. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Dealers in Medicine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21

Last spring l suffered greatly from
troublesome humor on my side. In spite
of every effort to cure this eruption, it in
creased until the flesh became entirely
raw. / was troubled, at the same time,
with Indigestion, and distressing pains in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
T he Bowels.
Ayers Pills,

Prepared by DR.. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell Mass
Sold by all Dealers in Medicine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
AYERS 's s.,ss,,'.
If the Liver be- Dill g
comes torpid, If the A|I0a
Regulate

my bowels. These Pills are mild in action,
and do their work thoroughly. have used
them with good effect, in cases of Rheu-
matism, Kidney Trouble, and Dyspepsia.
C. u. Miller, AttlebOrough. Mass.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-02-02

A Wilkssbarre lady has begun suit
against = marriage association at Resd-
ing, Pa, to recover 81, 900. In 1889
she signed . contract with the associa-
ton By which she was to receive $3.50
if she married within . year. $500 if the
doubling up came in two years and
d, 600 Il the event did not take place
for three years The insured lady re-
maiped single for three years and then
married. When she sent in her claim
it was refused payment
Count de Lesseps Is thus pictures9uely
photographed by . writer in the Wash
ington Post: The Count was IN the
best of form. His gray mustache was
well waxed and drawn out at the ends
IS fine as . needle-point The Count
has great nose which runs nearly the
whole length of his face like a rabbits
nose. and when ne smiles much. which
is very often. the nose overshadows
everything else, and his little eyes peer
out peculiarly from a focus of wrinkles
which seem absolutely to revel in the
fun which brings them into play"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-02-02
-. Indian Girls Reply.

.to love you. TO leave the green
t s..,st. abandon this bright land Of
80, n the lodge. and my dear trystins
- evergreen tree is a symbol Of
t~.r.ao.ied plains, lakes and rivers so
80 - varying scene thrills the heart
4 N dslishf.
~ to fee fro" the wild woods
n|set baunts Of fashion. false, gor-
!. S"~es Of the pale face, the palace,
iu.ury stiles and passions enthraII,
~ ,Se temple Of mammon Is held rs d.
dm; ,, .,
\ shnne.
usy tsas you love me. that dream will ere
.ssy from thy heart like the nigh'in-
ssS VI ioys for moment, may fistter me
srSs ths dark locks that encrcle my
A. NAE Of the dance, in gay fashions
IN psS icrsss rs' The bright eyes Of the Chippe-
mufL
ave 4. El.i''' I answer my home is the
mi usturs glad cradle to each forest
,.sSef born meath the cloud or the sums
~ som or the tempest, the mist or the
i y rioom or the darkness. the light or the
- II the grove 10 the wild Indian
/ ND
hs forest home 10 all Eden to me,
msrs for the soul. no forbidden-fruit
y 1sGy dwells, and the charm Of loves
ASsyst On the greenwood, the prairie.
and stream:
stSs souS bird 10 free and the wild deer
b b1est,
! Sesvs iss no pitfalls for innocent feet
AntAs wild dove to forsaks the green
10 ~ ID some perior 10 pine ana 70
~ IL youns fawn the gay forest to
- tinsslled bcudoir to languish and
Gisvs;
ri ~ maid Of the fOrust to dee
~ dns Of The city-ths Indian 10 free.
a dvsli II The wildwood where love d
npseme
S6Issrt and tho soul-not . myth, not q
6sau;
.naideus are pure and affections arc
bpsrsSassd like hearts in the towns by the
voo mo where nature has hallow'd
- Scene,
- vaters % bright. In the forest %
nm.
1 Charles J. Beattic, In Inter-Ocean.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-02-02
SISTER NELL.

vas . very meanly Furnished room,
yet II looked bright and cheerful
ght a the light Of the single lamp
u on the table dispelled enough of
yAadows to soften and round every
swithout disclosing the shabbiness
y furniture, and the thinness of the
Eworn carpet that covered the
AGs were few books on a swing
hell over the table, . pot of ferns
: rude bracket in one corner of the
and some cheap chromos tackled
\ wall.
irl Of eighteen, in a faded calico
the sleeves of which were rolled
hove her dimpled elbows, was Just
hs her hands on a coarse towel,
making answer to the questions of
~ thin-faced child. with large
M eyes. and u tangled mass of gold
Mly hair, who sat, propped up by
pws on the bed that occupied the
pa Of the room opposite that where
isms were placed.
tAn you tired, sister Nellp"
s lace Of the girl with the towel
a:ag frightened, and she laughed
hrede Not u bit. Essie, dearw she
sered; "see. it is only eight O'clock"
aung 10 the face of the cheap time
yethat ticked on the uantel, land
dishes are washed, and the room
pse'can. and the stove polished, and
We 'wo Ni!O.e hours before me for
tins.
aust you ssw tonight Nelle" asked
1 eAild on the bed, with half-sob in
+ vOica
lMyr'
uecaass-becauss" aud here the
- 70 the surfaOe-''l wanted you
ne . story-a real good-fairy
hss the one you told mo las
Iour stories are better than anJ
s,d in the books and you know
Ais open compliment Nelrs fac,
I crimson. but she laughed mer
& saa eeasiag herself BY the bedside
~ thia wasted hand Of little Essi'
ner own. and said:
~i you q short one to-niSh,
see then you must 90 to sleep
@ whom my ship comes in"-
tnis . little bitterly-"I'n hav
aoties you Ike 20 well printe
eas Big book. full Of the quaintsa
~ you ever saw. and with criu
EM gold covers. and when IL
= work you can sit here an
I'm yourself.
Iu we'rs rich. Nell you won
ESeoto work" said Esae litt
SHelL with \ shrug OF he- roun,
oldsrs. laughed again. and begal
upon q time there lived in
~. '.ack forest an ugly and vel
&M following the fortunes of Il
xnight who bearded this ogre
and rescued the imprisons
Essie's great brown eyes gre
with wondering admiration; ar
last the tale ended happily.
- stories do she clapped h
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-02-02

A Boston newspaper man says that
Greenough's statue Of Franklin in that
city il worth studying, because it illus
trates theory for which the sculptor
had the authority Of the great physi-
oxnonist, Lavater. 1t is that each side
of the human face represents different
phases of human nature, man being
= dual animal, with q double set Of
CHARACTERISTICS On one side of the
bronze face of Franklin Greenough hss
depicted the expression of the man Of
science who drew tho lightning from
the clouds: on the other he has repre-
senied the features of the author of the
i,or:eiy philosophy embodied IN Poor
Nics.;.r,i : Almanac
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
ABOUT BREAD-MAKiNG.
How the StafY of Life IL Made By Prose
sional City Bakers.

now tn6 SVAW Oh b<tkc m hhUuO ~ - Il
sional City Bakers.
A barrel of good -four should maEo
from 270 to 285 five cent-loaves. MANY
bakers blend four brands, as two MN
nesota springs and two Indiana winters
before they get the right alloy. Others
use only one grade of spring ana WI
of winter wheat. These make the nes.
brands of fancy bread. Formerly yeas
was made of malt, potatoes ana nops'|
and this is extensively used. faney|
bread bakers use a patent yellow conf
pressed yeast. 1t is popularity suppose:u|
that bakers use alum extensively y
order to whiten their bread. Inas 7
not the fact There is no necessity y
the use of alum, and it is not used y
the trade. There are about tWeny
large steam bakeries IN hsa
York, which give employmens
several hundred men. One
these, q noted Broadway estaol'su
ment, makes a specially OF sieaa'
bread, and does an immense pusias's
Vienna bread is made in air tigiH oss'' !.
of the best grade of flour, and NINA - :
used instead of water in mixing VI
dough. In baking, the steam ses'a.'
back on the bread instead OF escap'ns
This makes the outer crust ln'n e.
tender, and gives the bread apecu,,,rrsa \. \
rich taste and pleasant aroma
is known to the trade as steam ples g.
is another recent Invention It's NV
of the very finest of -four and bakea n Il
air tight pans, which inclose II Or s s
sides. 1t is thus baked IN ~ - &
steam, and possesses flavor pec'ins';ss
its own. One very large baker. 7
New York is devoted solely 20 ths u h.
duction of aerated bread. 1t isas1s'.s
factory, and the bread so made . =
tremely light and spongy. Inc NH i
ton is an English one, but mas osoa ...b
use here for years. When the ao !, !.
las reached a certain consistency Il
run into an air tight cylinder ~ y
strongly impregnated with carO0a \,
acid gas. This creates the ngD'a; 4
and sponginess without detrac''as i,.l,
the slightest from its nutritious ~
ties,-Milstpg World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
HEALTHFUL SPORT.
Historical Notes on the Ancient Exercli
OF Foot-Racing.

Historical Notes on the Ancient Exercise
OF Foot-Racing.
There is no kind of exercise that has
more uniformly met the appreciation of
authors in general than running. In
the Middle Ages foot-racing was con-
sidered as an essential part of young
mans education, especially if he was
the son of man of rank, and brought
up to a military profession. It is need
less to assert the antiquity of this pas
time, because it will readily occur to
every one that variety of occasions con-
tinually present themselves which call
forth the exertion Of running even in
childhood, and, when more than one
person are stimulated by the same OBJ
ject, competition naturally takes
place among them to obtain it.
Originally, perhaps, foot-races had
no other Indictment than emulation, or
at best the prospect of some small re-
ward; but, in the process of time, the
rewards were magnitied, and contests
of this kind were instituted at public
amusements, the ground marked out
for that purpose, and judges appointed
to decide upon the fairness of the race,
to ascertain the winner, and to bestow
the reward. In former times, accord
ing to Commenius, it was customary
for the places appropriated to foot
races to be rallied in on either side, and
the prize giver stood at the goal to de-
liver the reward to the person who
should first touch it. He probably
means at the Olympic game, among
which foot-racing was one.
In the present day, neither in this
country nor abroad, are foot-races
much encouraged by persons of for
tune, and seldom happen but for the
purpose of betting, and the racers are
generally paid for their performance.
In many instances the distance does not
not exceed one hundred yards. At fairs.
and upon many other occasions where
many people are assembled together,
this species of amusement is sometimes
promoted, but most frequently the con-
test is confined to the younger pMrt of
the concourse.
Two centuries back, running, accord
ing to Peacham, was thought to be an
exercise by no means derogatory to the
rank of nobility; and poetical writer
in the celebrated Cotton manuscript,
written early in the fifteenth century,
recommends it strongly to the practioe
OF the soldiery.-G Golden Daus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
A PEDDLER'S TRICK.
Influence of Ignorant TwaddIe Upon I'll
Average Human Being.

Influence OF Ignorant TwaddIe Upon the
Average Human Being.
1t is to be feared that the commercial
morality of the country hawker is not
yet above suspicion These men are
determined by hook or by crook to dis
pose of their wares, and they are mas
tiers Of the arts of cajolery and fnesse.
Scores Of entertaining and authentic
anecdotes might be given to bear out
this statement. We subjoin a few: A
vendor of cheap spectacles called on an
ancient maiden lady and displayed his
glittering stock. The lady remarked
that she had recently purchased pair
in neighboring town. ''Do they suit
you, ma'am?'' Eyes, 1 think So"
''It's serious thing to have spectacles
that don't suit; very harmful, very.
I've travelled for years with
glasses of all descriptions, and
I've known a lot of mischief done
by glasses bought permiscus like. They
don't mind bit what they sell over
counters, not they; they never look to
see the customer again, likely. Now.
I'm on this round regular, an it stands
to reason as l have to be wonderful
careful. Might / have glance at these
spectacles, ma amp" Impressed by the
tone of respectful sympathy, the lady
fetched them, and the hawker, with an
assumption of much knowledge, turned
them round and round and tested both
glasses and frames. His verdict soon
came: 'Tm sorry, real sorry for We,
ma'am; ye've been deceived. These
spectacles are really dangerous; blue
steel frames o. this pattern and temper
IL be sure to injure the temples" He
began to gather up his pack. Then
what do you recommendp'' "Well,
ma'am, tbs sacrifice; but, to oblige
We, I'll exchange pair for these. if We
please; you'll be safe them" With a
little more persuasion the bargain was
effected. A week later the lady re-
appeared at the shop from whence had
come the discarded pair of glasses.
The new ones had proved utterly USE
less. She had to return. considerably
poorerin pocket, if richer in experience.
to those certain, in the hawker's words,
.'to injure her temples. = Casseps
Family Magazine.
mother, why do they call a girl a
bride when she gets married." "Be-
cause that's the right name for her then.
/ suppose?" "Pll bet I know" well,
whyP" "'Cause bride is took from
bride and they call her that cause
then is when she begins to put the bril-
die on her husband-or halter / dunno
which. Mebby she ought to be called
halt cause she puts halter on him.
Was tia bride or halter you put on par"
THAT II do sir.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
RUINS OF CARTHAGE.


A Visit to q Spot Covered With the Dust
of Three Empires.
From the Bah Kadra, gate of Tunis.
it is a drive of about nine miles to the
site of Carthage, and it is a good days
work to see the ruins scattered over a
territory three or four miles square.
Above ground hardly one stone is
left upon another. Here and there at
wide intervals explorers have dug
bitches and uncovered some pieces OF
tesselated pavement, or the floor and
walls and marble basins of some bath.
Near the sea at the Byrsa, the ancient
citadel hill of the Punic town, and also
mile or two inland at the Arab vii
lage Ell Malka, are vast cisterns or
subterranean reservoirs, series OF
vaulted tanks of masonry which once
held the city's water supply. An
amphitheater, the outlines of which
may be traced with difficulty, theater
that is a formless heap of haf-buried
ruins, great masses of fallen masonry,
fragments of walls still in position.
hillocks of rubbish. and everywhere the
dust of three empires, and the debris
of three Carriages destroyed in success
sion-the whole is still puzzle to
psychologists and confusion to the
mind of the traveller who goes thither
prepared to expend sentiment over the
remains of Dido's own town.
The church of Rome holds position
of advantage with reference to the
ruins of the city where so many early
Christians suffered martyrdom. arrange
of high hills stands between the sea and
the wide plain which stretches away to-
ward Tunis. The earliest Carthage was
on these hills. close to the port; the city
as it grew reached out upon the plain.
Among the most conspicuous objects
on the crest of the coast hills, either
from the interior or from the sea as you
approach Goletta, is the great white
palace occupied by Cardinal Lavigerie
Near by is the vast cathedral which
this ambitious and energetic prelate is
carrying toward completion on historic
BLouuu. Liz duClcu6 CIbttucl VI Var
thage, as has been said, is crowned by
the Chapel of St. Louis, erected by
Louis Philippe in memory of his sainted
but unlucky ancestor, who died here of
the plague six hundred years ago, dur
ing the eighth crusade, while retreating
from before the walls of Tunis. Here,
too, is the College of St. Louis. In the
rich lowlands beneath the hills, on the
side away from the sea, are the palaces
and villas of Ell Marsa, the Bey's home,
and the houses of many of his high
officers of state or army.
Still higher than the Roman Catholic
settlement, however, dominating it
from the side of the hill that is stopped
by the Cape Carthage lighthouse, stand
the whitest of Moslem villages, the
holy town of Sidi Bou Said. 1t is one
of the most picturesque places in the
world, and is in other respects interest
ing. Curiously enough, many of the
Arabs believe that St. Louis died con-
vert to the Mohammedan faith, and
that his remains are buried at Sidi Bou
Said. The sacredness of the village,
from whatever cause it may be derived,
is confirmed by the residence there OF
the Sheik ell Islam of Tunis. Bos.
ton Globe.